Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Comments About Pizza, Ice Cream, Beer and A Mixed Bag At Cha Ya Cafe

For the first time last week, I actually met people who had read the blog. (Hi Becky and Paul!) That was fun, and the comments make me pleased to see that HowChow has led some people to interesting food. Thanks for the heads up on openings and closings. Super thanks for the little reviews, including the Sonoma review that I'm going to post separately. I love all the comments -- long or short. This is a sampler of recent ones:

The feedback on Pollo Fuego in Jessup has been more mixed. I had a tasty lunch, and Kevin ate an entire chicken, two sides and four sodas!!! But Samit was disappointed. Chowsearch then talked about the importance of high traffic in a Peruvian chicken joint.

Cheryl Schneider -- the owner of Penny's Chocolates -- gave a good-natured response to my post and explained a bit about their effort to turn out the best gelato and chocolates.

Slideshell talked up Opie's for soft serve, milkshakes, sundaes and more for a summer night on Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville.

And finally, Marja emailed me about Cha Ya Cafe. This is the Thai/sushi place on McGaw Road near the Greene Turtle and India Delight:

"Went to Cha Ya Sushi & Thai last night for the first time. The service was very friendly but the food wasn't great. Not terrible, but not great.

We ordered the teriyaki chicken dinner, which was very good. Two chicken breasts seasoned and grilled with a light teriyaki sauce. Served on top of sauteed bean sprouts and onions with steamed carrots and broccoli. It came with rice and the option between miso soup and a salad. We opted for the salad and wondered if we shouldn't have gotten the miso. The vegetable were fresh, but the dressing was not good and was an odd mustard yellow.

We had the Yum Woonsen as well and it was very good, packing a tingling bit of spice along with the mouth puckering lime taste.

We also ordered the Masaman Curry. It was not good, very thin with a not so great flavor, it was almost bland. The waitress let us exchange it for the Penang Curry. It wasn't that great either. The curry itself had good flavor and I liked the addition of the green beans, but it was very soupy and thin.

Haven't tried the sushi side yet and not sure I would want to at this point.

They do have two tables set up outside. It was nice to sit out there and people watch a bit."

A little late, but thanks to the folks at, 'howchow' for being one of the first to leave us great reviews! Being a new business, we are always open to comments and feedback. If you have any additional questions or comments please feel free to contact us at: bonfresco@gmail.com

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